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At the hearing the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission detailed its study and preliminary plan. Concerns voiced from the public centered on train noise, funding, and why Watsonville was excluded as a stop.

A study evaluated seven service scenarios with different times, station locations, and designs along a 32-mile stretch from Davenport to Watsonville.

The study's newest recommendations proposed building the passenger train between Santa Cruz and Aptos, but not Watsonville.

"What about Watsonville? I think the survey at one point said most of the ridership will come from Watsonville, and if that's the case why aren't we included?" Watsonville Mayor Nancy Bilicich said.

Estimated costs of the project range from $77 million to $100 million. Funding could come from grants and a half cent sales tax.

Eli Puglizevich lives in Seacliff and is concerned about all the noise a train would produce.

"The noise level is not only a concern to the people that live close to the railroad tracks, but a train whistle will cover a large area. It will be heard down on the beach. It'll be heard up on the mountainside," Puglizevich said.